Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 22709
A Compendium of Famous Products along the Tokaido Road
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
- Date / 年代
- 1845-1853
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 2000 × 1502 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Published by / 公開者
- 白石カナ
- Rights / 権利
- Commercial license required
- Attribution / 表記
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Catalog note / 解説
This is a well-used and somewhat worn monochrome Japanese 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print). Hiroshige's design reveals the growing fascination with food and other regional products that accompanied the increase in travel during the Edo period (1615-1868). It shows seven kinds of foodstuff associated with particular post-stations along the Tokaido Highway. From top to bottom and right to left they are: 'Seto no Someii', yellow-dyed rice from Seto (near Fujieda, the 22nd post-station); 'Abekawamochi', rice cakes from Abekawa (near Fuchu, the 19th post-station); 'Kuwana no Yakihamaguri', baked clams from Kuwana (42nd post-station); 'Kusatsu Ubagamochi', rice cakes from Kusatsu (52nd post-station);…
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